Topic: Hillary Clinton

Trump-Clinton election wasn't No. 1, believe it or not

By Christopher Heine on Dec. 6, 2016 - 12:00 AM EST

Twitter today is revealing its top 10 global trending topics of 2016.
The Summer Olympics were the buzziest event of the year on the microblogging platform, garnering 187 million tweets, highlighted by…

Hot takes on debates, pundits and polls

By Chris Ariens, A.J. Katz on Nov. 13, 2016 - 7:55 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump's brilliant use and erstwhile abuse of the media during his improbable but convincing presidential run was a major headline throughout the campaign. The surprise of Trump's ascendance…

Joined forces with Twitter for a new kind of coverage

By Sami Main on Nov. 9, 2016 - 3:21 PM EST

On Tuesday night, BuzzFeed News showed the Twitter audience what election night coverage could look like for millennials.
Meatballs, Ken Bone and Scandal's President Fitz all made an appearance on the…

But digital often doesn't mirror real life

By Christopher Heine on Nov. 8, 2016 - 9:01 AM EST

Simply Measured has been tracking people on social media who say they've participated in early voting for the presidential election. For instance, it scraped Twitter, Facebook and other platforms for statements…

6 out of 7 states are talking about the Donald

By Lauren Johnson on Nov. 8, 2016 - 8:49 AM EST

This year's presidential election has been the most social in history, but will Twitter chatter determine the next president?
Only today's Election Day numbers will tell, but in the meantime, Spredfast…